A self-appraisal audit report for the financial year 2024-25 has found that State Bank of India (SBI) did not meet one of the mandatory disclosure requirements relating to its Transfer Policy and Transfer Orders.
The report, prepared for the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, assessed SBI’s compliance with the proactive disclosure requirements under Section 4 of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005.
According to the audit report, the disclosure item titled “Transfer Policy and Transfer Orders” was marked “Not Met.” The auditors awarded 0 out of 7.69 marks, and the remarks column was marked “empty,” indicating that the required information was not available for assessment.
The report evaluated several categories of mandatory disclosures on SBI’s website. Most disclosure requirements, such as information on Public Information Officers, employee directory, remuneration, RTI programmes, grievance redressal and other public disclosures, were marked “Fully Met.”
However, the audit identified a few gaps, including the non-disclosure of transfer policy and transfer orders, as well as information relating to disciplinary proceedings against employees. Despite these deficiencies, SBI received an overall score of 640 out of 656 marks in the 2024-25 self-appraisal audit, indicating a high level of overall compliance with the prescribed disclosure requirements.
The report does not state that SBI does not have a transfer policy. Instead, it records that the required disclosure of the transfer policy and transfer orders was not available for the purpose of the audit under the prescribed guidelines.
